The speakers discuss the role of social media in providing a more accurate impression of the world compared to cable news and highlight the generational divide in accessing news. They also discuss the quantitative research done on media bias and propaganda, and discuss various ways to identify and quantify bias and double standards in media coverage.
In this News Brief, we are joined by Adam's anonymous co-author of their two recent studies—one of print and one of cable news—detailing US's media's double standards when covering the 'Gaza conflict.'